GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon Sky 500

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GRID M60 8Q and Radeon Sky 500, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GRID M60 8Q stacks up against Radeon Sky 500, check out specs charts below.

GRID M60 8Q

Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

	GRID M60 8Q	Radeon Sky 500
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	150 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	1x DisplayPort

GRID M60 8Q has 50% more power consumption, than Radeon Sky 500.
Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GRID M60 8Q has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon Sky 500.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
GRID M60 8Q is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and Radeon Sky 500 - with GCN 1.0.
Core clock speed of Radeon Sky 500 is 393 MHz higher, than GRID M60 8Q.
GRID M60 8Q and Radeon Sky 500 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
GRID M60 8Q is 25 mm longer, than Radeon Sky 500.
Memory clock speed of GRID M60 8Q is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon Sky 500.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	20−22	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	21−24
QHD / 1440p	6−7	16−18
4K / 2160p	5−6	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	60−65
medium / 1080p	24−27	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 77% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
high / 1080p	30−35	55−60
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
QHD / 1440p	10−12	35−40
4K / 2160p	7−8	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Battlefield 5 is 80% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
GRID M60 8Q and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	230−240	250−260
medium / 768p	200−210	220−230
ultra / 1080p	110−120	180−190
QHD / 1440p	85−90	110−120
4K / 2160p	45−50	70−75
high / 768p	160−170	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 24% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	−
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
GRID M60 8Q and Radeon Sky 500 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	120−130
medium / 768p	100−110	110−120
ultra / 1080p	75−80	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Dota 2 is 12% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	21−24	40−45
QHD / 1440p	18−20	27−30
4K / 2160p	7−8	14−16
low / 720p	50−55	80−85
medium / 1080p	24−27	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Far Cry 5 is 72% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	14−16	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	120−130	180−190
medium / 1080p	70−75	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Fortnite is 61% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
high / 1080p	30−35	60−65
ultra / 1080p	24−27	45−50
QHD / 1440p	12−14	30−35
4K / 2160p	12−14	24−27
low / 720p	65−70	100−110
medium / 1080p	35−40	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Forza Horizon 4 is 80% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
low / 768p	100−110	140−150
medium / 768p	90−95	120−130
high / 1080p	40−45	70−75
ultra / 1080p	16−18	30−35
QHD / 1440p	6−7	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 51% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	2−3	8−9
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	16−18	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Metro Exodus is 93% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
low / 768p	120−130	130−140
medium / 1080p	110−120	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Minecraft is 8% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	70−75	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 31% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
high / 1080p	14−16	24−27
ultra / 1080p	10−11	16−18
QHD / 1440p	1−2	10−11
4K / 2160p	1−2	7−8
low / 720p	35−40	65−70
medium / 1080p	20−22	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
low / 768p	70−75	130−140
medium / 768p	45−50	85−90
high / 1080p	24−27	45−50
ultra / 1080p	14−16	24−27
4K / 2160p	8−9	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 87% more, than GRID M60 8Q.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	40−45	50−55
high / 768p	55−60	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon Sky 500 in World of Tanks is 6% more, than GRID M60 8Q.

Full Specs

	GRID M60 8Q	Radeon Sky 500
Architecture	Maxwell 2.0	GCN 1.0
Code name	GM204	Pitcairn
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	30 August 2015	27 March 2013
Pipelines	2048	1280
Core clock speed	557 MHz	950 MHz
Boost Clock	1178 MHz
Transistor count	5,200 million	2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	150.8	76.00
Floating-point performance	4,833 gflops	2,432 gflops
Length	267 mm	242 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.4 GB/s	154 GB/s
DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	5.2
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
Form factor		full height / full length
DisplayPort count		1
Dual-link DVI support		+

GRID M60 8Q vs Radeon Sky 500

Main Specs

Game benchmarks

Full Specs

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